A seven-game winning streak, including two wins over ranked opponents, was enough to earn a ranking for the University of Colorado women’s basketball team in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday. CU (8-2) received 91 points to squeak in at No. 25, its first national ranking since reaching No. 17 in the final 2003-04 poll.
Colorado is one of six Big 12 Conference teams in the AP Top 25, including two in the Top 10 — No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 10 Baylor.
The Buffs’ next game is Friday at the Coors Events Center against Southern Utah, and it will be televised on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain. The conference schedule begins Jan. 9 at Missouri.
Wyoming (11-1) moved up three spots in the poll to No. 21 after blowout wins over Northern Colorado and Westminster (Utah) last week.
14ers lose guard to Nets.
Colorado 14ers guard Billy Thomas is now an ex-14er after the New Jersey Nets called him up, making him the fifth NBA Development League player called up to the big league this season.
Thomas, a 6-foot-5 guard, averaged 14.7 points and 4.7 assists for the 14ers. The University of Kansas product played 25 games for the Nets in 2004-05.
